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Understanding Omnivores

A Grade 3 science worksheet to help students understand what omnivores are and identify examples of omnivorous animals.

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Understanding Omnivores

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Omnivores are animals that eat both plants and other animals. They have a varied diet and can adapt to different environments because they can eat many different kinds of food.

Examples of omnivores

1. What do omnivores eat?

a

Only plants

b

Only other animals

c

Both plants and other animals

d

Only insects

2. Which of these is an example of an omnivore?

a

Cow (eats grass)

b

Tiger (eats meat)

c

Bear (eats berries and fish)

d

Rabbit (eats carrots)

3. Animals that eat both plants and animals are called  .

4. Humans are an example of an   because they eat vegetables, fruits, and meat.

5. A chicken is an omnivore.

T

True

F

False

6. Lions are omnivores.

T

True

F

False

7. Name two animals that are omnivores and explain what they eat.

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

plants
animals
omnivore
meat

8. A bear is an   because it eats both   and  .